Hello John,
Nat here with Stewardship Utah. You might’ve already heard about HB 300’s substitute; what originally sought to restrict voters’ ability to return their own ballots has now turned into a bill determined to gut voting in Utah as we know it. HB 300 is being heard by the Senate and Labor Committee tomorrow, March 3rd, at 4pm. |
Long lines at a Monument Valley polling station. Some voters on Navajo Nation must drive over four hours if they want to cast their vote in person. |
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- End universal vote-by-mail by requiring voters to request their mail-in ballot. Currently, every active registered voter is mailed a ballot - a policy that has vastly improved voter turnout over the last two decades by 30%. Changing this policy will take us back decades and will reduce voter turnout as a result.
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Require you to provide the last four digits of your state ID on your ballot. Some voters, including the elderly, disabled, tribal communities, and students, are less likely to have Utah driver's licenses and will not be able to vote-by-mail as a result.
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Create strict photo ID requirements to register to vote. Currently, several documents are accepted to register to vote, including a Utah concealed carry permit, Tribal ID card, or two forms of ID that together can prove ID and residence. With HB 300, only certain forms of ID with photos will be accepted.
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Require mail-in ballots to be received by the county clerks by the time polls close on Election Day. Today, so long as your ballot is postmarked by the day before Election Day, even if it arrives after polls close, it will be counted as a timely cast ballot. With the change in HB 300, some ballots may be thrown out for reasons outside of voter’s control, like postal delays.
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Please contact the committee members, and join us on Monday at 4 pm at the Utah State Capitol in Senate Building Room 120, more details will be provided Monday morning however you can also check here for updates. Thank you for joining us to protect voting access in Utah. Onwards, |
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Stewardship Utah
68 E 2700 S
South Salt Lake, UT 84115
United States |
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